| Riverboat |
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| NBC Network |
| 1959 - 1961 |
| Drama |
| 60 Minutes |
Darren McGavin starred as Captain Grey
Holden, the owner and operator the Enterprise, a
100-foot stern-wheeler steamboat that carried
passengers and freight up an down the
Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers of the 1840s. Holden won the
boat in a poker game.
Others onboard for the ride down the river
included:
- Burt Reynolds as Ben Frazer,
an orphaned river rat who grew up on the River
to become boat pilot for the Enterprise.
- Noah Berry, Jr. as Bill Blake, who
became a forty-nine percent partner with
Captain Holden. Ben left when Bill came aboard
the Enterprise.
- Dick Wessel as Carney Kohler, a
crew member.
- Jack Lambert as Joshua Walcek, the
first mate.
- William D. Gordon as Travis, a drew
member
- Michael McGreevey as Jimmy 'Chip'
Kessler, a cabin boy.
- John Mitchum as Pickalong, the
ballad singing cook.
- Bart Patton as Terry Blake, the
boat pilot who replaced Ben.
Captain Holden and
Pilot Ben Frazer
Listen to Theme
Music
Memorabilia
TRIVIA NOTE:
Burt Reynolds got his first continuing TV role on the series as
Ben Frazer.
"The Riverboat Theme" was composed by Elmer
Bernstein.
Obituaries: Darren McGavin: 02/25/2006; Noah Beery,
Jr.: 11/01/1994; Dick Wessel: 04/20/1965; Jack
Lambert: 02/18/2002; William D. Gordon: 08/12/1991;
John Mitchum: 11/29/2001.
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